112th Congress, 2nd Session
April 04, 1911
On this date, 29-year-old Representative William F. Murray of Massachusetts was sworn in as the 62nd Congress’s (1911–1913) youngest Representative.
February 03, 1913
On this date, the states of Delaware, Wyoming, and New Mexico approved the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratifying it into law.
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